Panel cost
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coppertreeelectric
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Re: Panel cost
I belive Siemens is the cheapest panel and T&B is the cheapest breaker. I may be wrong but that's who we use on low-ball jobs.
I belive Siemens is the cheapest panel and T&B is the cheapest breaker. I may be wrong but that's who we use on low-ball jobs.
coppertreeelectric
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Re: Panel cost
I do work for one builder who wants the cheapest material I can find. I don?t like doing it this way but again it pays the bills and it is mostly flip jobs.
Not exactly what I practice either. I would prefer to use all QO panels on all of my jobs but some customers don?t want to pay the higher price on material. Siemens and T&B are perfectly good panels but again they are cheep.
I do work for one builder who wants the cheapest material I can find. I don?t like doing it this way but again it pays the bills and it is mostly flip jobs.
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Re: Panel cost
I'd say the GE Contractor Kit Panelboards from the Big Orange are very cheap. They come with everything, cover, main, assorted CB's. A 200 amp, 30/40 space, with a main and about 12 CB's is $128.00. And the back box is all galvanized steel which makes for a much better grounding connection when doing service upgrades in places that have old BX.
I'd say the GE Contractor Kit Panelboards from the Big Orange are very cheap. They come with everything, cover, main, assorted CB's. A 200 amp, 30/40 space, with a main and about 12 CB's is $128.00. And the back box is all galvanized steel which makes for a much better grounding connection when doing service upgrades in places that have old BX.
Re: Panel cost
This is a low priced fix and flip job..for me to make money, everything is bare minimum.
3 Units: 1 @ 800 sq. ft, the other 2 combined @ 800 sq. ft (think a duplex, but one has 2 units). Total of about 1600 sq. ft.
That's too many amps and too much money...I need 1 - 100A MLO, and 2 - 60A MLO. 12 ckts is more than enough for them.
This is a low priced fix and flip job..for me to make money, everything is bare minimum.
3 Units: 1 @ 800 sq. ft, the other 2 combined @ 800 sq. ft (think a duplex, but one has 2 units). Total of about 1600 sq. ft.
mdshunk
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Sounds like a DIY question.
Anyhow, what you want to look for is any of the zillions of panels that take the old Westinghouse style 1" breakers. They are the low end, and most manufacturers make such panels as part of their line. T&B, Seimens, Murray, Sq D Homeline, CutlerHammer BR (among others)are all this general style , and they are all within a few bucks of each other.
Sounds like a DIY question.
Anyhow, what you want to look for is any of the zillions of panels that take the old Westinghouse style 1" breakers. They are the low end, and most manufacturers make such panels as part of their line. T&B, Seimens, Murray, Sq D Homeline, CutlerHammer BR (among others)are all this general style , and they are all within a few bucks of each other.
mdshunk
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Sure would be if you were mixing and matching the breakers among all of these brands. I was just referring to the general style of the panel and didn't indicate to mix and match breakers. I must admit that I'm a little puzzled why you'd post here for a cheap panel recoomendation. Why wouldn't you just pick up the phone and call your jobber for the cheapest panel?
Re: Panel cost
That's the beauty of this forum...I can post a question, go take care of a more pressing matter, then come back and see the answer.
...incidentially, I did call my supplier (When I called my local SH, ~ blah blah blah, Square D only), and by 5PM (when I posted) the other SH was closed.
That's the beauty of this forum...I can post a question, go take care of a more pressing matter, then come back and see the answer.
...incidentially, I did call my supplier (When I called my local SH, ~ blah blah blah, Square D only), and by 5PM (when I posted) the other SH was closed.
jimwalker
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Re: Panel cost
Homeline is not only cheap but never had a problem out of them.Big orange should have some low priced ones.Cutler hammer is not bad either.Often big orange is cheap on the things people notice like wire,breakers,panels,plastic box's.Then after they got your trust they slam you on the other stuff.
Homeline is not only cheap but never had a problem out of them.Big orange should have some low priced ones.Cutler hammer is not bad either.Often big orange is cheap on the things people notice like wire,breakers,panels,plastic box's.Then after they got your trust they slam you on the other stuff.
jimwalker
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I must admit that GE probably is the cheapest.Just have a bad taste in my mouth for them.Too many buss bar failures for me.But they should still last several years and you did want cheap.Caution on using them half space breakers.You can easily get trapped without enough spaces like for afci or gfci or 2 pole 50
I must admit that GE probably is the cheapest.Just have a bad taste in my mouth for them.Too many buss bar failures for me.But they should still last several years and you did want cheap.Caution on using them half space breakers.You can easily get trapped without enough spaces like for afci or gfci or 2 pole 50
Re: Panel cost
I only need 3 and Sq.D is not that flexible on price...my contact said we could work on the wire prices
At the numbers I quoted for this job ~ cheap is definatly in!
Thanks guys.
Cooper quoted me $35 for a HO flush panel w/CBs at $3 per.
I only need 3 and Sq.D is not that flexible on price...my contact said we could work on the wire prices
I have no love for orange...blues attitude and appearance is better (for now ~ they just opened a store not too far away)...but I would rather build a repoire with a regular SH.
I have to call the SH, that was closed today at 5, tom'row and see who they carry.
At the numbers I quoted for this job ~ cheap is definatly in!
Very TRUE....as "luck" would have, no ckts over 20A(all single pole), NJ has yet to accept AFCIs, and the GFI's will be local.
Thanks guys.
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